Feels like it’s been conjured up in some BBC meeting concerning “How to make the next Gavin and Stacey as soon as we possibly can”. Oh look, she’s having a shit with the door open and he can probably smell it, but he doesn’t mind! He must really love her, awwww.
I guess comedies with couples are generally quite boring. I would like to see a “couple comedy” where they draw you in with the funnies and endearing banter, and then kill off one of the pair, taking a turn into bleak drama territory. Like a “Gavin and Stacey” where Stacey would get the cancer and Gavin would proclaim “I love you babe” for 25 minutes. Now that would be hilarious....

As I've been happy to declare in my mini-hijacks of all the Inbetweeners threads we've had.

I think they're all really great characters. On the surface of it, there's not a lot to it, but the subtelty and observational stuff is what makes it. And the overall pace and balance throughout the episodes is spot on.

I guess it is faintly similar to Grandma's House. I really liked that, too.

Inbetweeners is still v good overall but, although the latest series has had me chuckling plenty, the already heavy handed scripting seems to have become perhaps a little /too/ heavy handed at times.

The cringingly awful situation where you have to be visibly grateful for a present from someone (more often than not your mum) cos you know they mean well and you don't want to hurt their feelings... ...and then your other half knowing right off the bat that it was well-meaning but totally wide of the mark. And the tongue biting that you had to endure so as not to

I like that they have gentle little knowing mind games with each other, but for all that, and their far from salubrious living circumstances, the affection they have for each other means it's them vs the world.

They're a team. A ramshakle one. But they're totally on each others' wavelength. Which is one of the foundations of a good couple. And it contrasts nicely with the more obviously hyperbolic characters around them. Especially compared to the dysfunctional sister & aggressive other half.

I think the on-screen chemistry between the two of them really gives it a lot more gravitas, if that can be applied to this sort of television. The overall idea reminds me of a lot of older comedies that, more often that not, take place in one location and have to rely on good scripting and neat comedic devices to keep the momentum...as opposed to your standard formulaic inbetweeners style insert crude joke here, etc.

I think they hate each other. Whenever I've watched it, I haven't seen "aw, true love in action". I actually thought the whole premise was "these two will be together for a few months and then she'll fuck off to someone else". I thought that was the whole 'thing'.

Spare me a "ah, young padawan, wait until you're in a live in relationzzzzz" reply, cheers.

Never said it was true love or that it's gonna last forever. Just that they're affectionate, on the same wavelength and in it together. For now. The ending of the last ep was hardly a cast iron guarantee of a rosy future 4LYF. But for now, a nice bit get-it-while-you-can, take-it-as-it-comes lustage. Happy days.

for things like this, but it should be removed far from comedy. it really isn't comedy, it's like a soap opera. maybe trainspotting: the aspirational years.

i mean, i've never understand why there isn't more humour in all television generally. it's like television either has to be SUPER-DRAMATIC and INTENSE or really ADHD and very obviously cheap and comedy like

I find it nice and gentle and there's something comforting about it. I like the set and the lighting etc, it's subtle and doesn't scream at you, and is a pretty good reflection of many 20-somethings' living spaces. I find it quite narrative of my own and other people I know's lives (maybe less so now we're all starting to turn in to grown ups, but I still find dirty plates under the bed now and then...) and because of the "us versus the world" thing that Wza commented upon, it feels quite cosy. I'm sort of sad it's the last one tonight because I have enjoyed it, yes.

That was a great final episode. I was all sad when they were arguing. Felt like the cliched kid on the stairs listening in onb their parents have a barney.

Did you not see the two looks she gave him when he said 'you eating cheese is sexy'? Perfection.

And the whole us v the world thing got pulled into focus as much as ever in this one. And though they inevitably made up, (with her managing to cheekily take the mick) there was the minor ah-she's-moving-in freakout. And, as ever, she knew the score.

It might not be landmark stuff. Most of it has been done in one form or another elsewhere. But it's just really well done. Definitely not shite. And each episode has had it's own thing going on.

Compare that to the Inbetweeners (which I /do/ laugh at, but ever less). They did the same thing again this week: Set up situation - mock Will into going along with the shenanigans - Will gets carried away - adults get angry - throw in a few golden moments of Jay & Neil - simon simpers a bit - bosh. Funny as a cartoonish version of growing up in the 'burbs. But it's getting a bit too formulaic. Can't see how they'll manage to squeeze another series out of it.

Grandmas house is just not funny in the slightest. I absolutely can't watch that at all. I gave it two episodes and it was just no.
Inbetweeners has lost it a little in my opinion. I completely forgot it was on last night and it was only because of the 25 facebook status that said "omgggg inbetweeners tonite lol" reminded me.
Him & Her is just shit.

Lock is pretty similar to Meldrew in that he's not the root of the problems. He suffers due to the failures and foibles of others because he's, basically, a social retard that just can't understand why other people aren't like him.